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激濁揚清 (gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

激濁揚清 (gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1, jī zhuó yáng qīng) — lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 激到甩肺 (gik1 dou3 lat1 fai3) — to be mad at something; to be in a rage about something
• 激化 (gik1 faa3) — (verb) Intensified
• 激奀 (gik1 ngan1) — to make someone angry; to send someone into a rage
• 激奮 (gik1 fan5) — to be motivated to do something; to be roused into action
• 激嬲 (gik1 nau1) — (adjective) extremely angry (verb) piss someone off
• 激將法 (gik1 zoeng3 faat3) — reverse psychology

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